Poll Results: Which HL7 Version Do You Encounter the Most in Your Interfacing...
Not surprisingly, the poll results offer some insight into the challenges awaiting greater HL7 v3 implementation. 90% of respondents indicated they most encounter HL7 v2.x.
View ArticleELINCS Update: Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide Now Available
ELINCS is a specification which constrains HL7 to "standardize" sending lab results to EHRs. This blog post highlights the changes made in the updated ELINCS implementation guide.
View ArticleTop 10 Twitter Feeds to Follow for News on Healthcare IT
Stay up-to-date on healthcare IT news by following these leaders in the healthcare community on twitter.
View ArticleDistributing Results: Message Routing
Distributing patient test results and/or patient reports is a growing necessity in delivering efficient, connected care. The HL7 Standard is used to facilitate this patient data flow, and there are two...
View ArticleWhat three things should everyone know about working with HL7 standards?
For system analysts and interface developers, testing and managing HL7 interface connections is a large part of day-to-day responsibilities. Therefore, knowing and understanding the nature of HL7...
View ArticleConverting from an HL7 Version 2 Message to CDA
One of the most common ways to integrate the HL7 CDA Standard into existing solutions is to create a CDA document from an HL7 Version 2 message. Three HL7 Version 2 messages are commonly used to do...
View ArticleHL7 v3 RIM: Is It Really that Intimidating?
There is little doubt that the first time you see the HL7 v3 RIM, or Reference Information Model, it will make you wonder how someone thought that this could make things easier. One of the key thoughts...
View ArticleInterface Documentation: Huh? What? Come Again?
As a service provider, you might have requested documentation from a vendor. As a vendor, you may be searching for documentation regarding a specific client install. Either way, you are looking for...
View ArticleIs HL7 Still Meaningful?
HITECH. Meaningful Use. HIE. IHE. Many words and acronyms, but there is one often overlooked — Health Level Seven or HL7. While HITECH and Meaningful Use, Stage 1, primarily focused on get certified...
View ArticleHL7 Removes a Barrier: Standards Will Be Freely Available
Yesterday, Health Level Seven® International (HL7®) made a significant announcement. It revealed a “decision to make much of its intellectual property (IP), including standards, freely available under...
View Article5 Things to Know About HL7 FHIR
A new term spreading (almost like fire) through the healthcare interoperability world is HL7 FHIR, pronounced as “fire.” Here are the Top 5 things I think you should know about this upcoming standard...
View ArticleAnalyzing The TweetStream: Week of 7/1-7/3
It was a short week for us, thanks to the 4th of July, but that didn’t stop our Tweet net from catching a few good headlines to throw back out at you. Here are the top 5 Health IT news stories we...
View ArticleHealth Standards Community Membership Archetypes: Who uses HL7?
One of the largest HL7 policy shifts I’ve seen in 20 years within the HL7 community is the decision to release much of the HL7 intellectual property (IP) at no cost. During the past year I’ve been a...
View ArticleLess Than One Week Remains to Provide Input for IHE ITI Supplements
Two new IHE Technical Framework supplements and a handbook are still out for public comment. The ITI Technical Committee encourages and welcomes your input to these important health IT standards. The...
View ArticleHL7 ADT Q&A with Dave Shaver
Recently, I received a question regarding the HL7 ADT message and thought that it, along with the answer, warranted a larger audience. Question: Is there a national standard to what the baseline...
View ArticleWhat the JASON Report says about CDA
JASON Report Part II was released at the end of November, titled Data for Individual Health. The report aims to examine how to create a health information system that focuses on the health of...
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Reframing healthcare trends for 2017, see things differently
“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’… but (hmm), ‘That’s funny.'” — Isaac Asimov How humans perceive, intuit, find patterns and connect...
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HL7 v3 RIM: Is It Really that Intimidating?
There is little doubt that the first time you see the HL7 v3 RIM, or Reference Information Model, it will make you wonder how someone thought that this could make things easier. One of the key thoughts...
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